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MO 63101
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The Planning and Urban Design Agency was created in the summer of 1999 upon passage of Ordinance 64687 to focus on planning for the future of the City of St. Louis. The Agency provides staff support for the Planning Commission and is comprised of four divisions: Planning and Urban Design, Cultural Resources Office, Research, and Graphics/Computer Mapping.
Responsibilities include the review and approval of:
- Chapter 99, 100 and 353 Blighting Studies and Redevelopment Plans that can convey tax abatement and eminent domain powers
- Modifications to the City's Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map
- Neighborhood and Citywide Plans and Capital Improvement Programs
- Historic Districts and City Landmarks
The following are plans that have been adopted by the Planning Commission: Please note that some of these files are very large. They may also be viewed at our office.
- Downtown Development Action Plan (December 15, 1999)
- JeffVanderLou Neighborhood Plan (April 11, 2001)
- St. Louis Riverfront Trail Enhancements Plan (June 6, 2001)
- McRee Town - South Neighborhood Plan (November 7, 2001)
- Lafayette Square Neighborhood - Urban Plan (December 5, 2001)
- A Plan for the Neighborhoods of the 5th Ward (March 6, 2002)
- Executive Summary
- Amendment #1 (June 2, 2004)
- Carondelet Park Master Plan (April 2, 2003)
- Lafayette Park Master Plan (May 5, 2004)
- CBD Downtown Streetscape Design Manual (November 3, 2004)
- Strategic Land Use Plan (January 5, 2005)
- Forest Park Master Plan (December 5, 1995)
- Amendment #1 (February 4, 1997)
- Amendment #2 (October 7, 1997)
- Amendment #3 (May 3, 2006)
- Hyde Park Master Plan (December 3, 2008)
- St. Louis Gateway Mall Master Plan (July 1, 2009)
- Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Plan (By Ord. 56908 and 59623)
- Forest Park Southeast Revitalization Plan (July 1999)
- Midtown Strategic Development Plan
- South Grand Commercial District Parking Study
- 1947 Comprehensive City Plan
Major Functions
- Comprehensive Planning. Continuing to update the Strategic Land Use Plan, the land use component of the City's Comprehensive Plan.
- Environmental Review. Reviewing the envirornmental impact of all federally funded program activities, on a site-by-site basis.
- Neighborhood Planning. Working with many organizations that are devoted to
the quality of life and the prosperity of the City's 79 neighborhoods.
- Urban Design. Overseeing design standards, guidelines, and review processes, as well as major plans such as those for Forest Park and Downtown.
- Cultural Resources Office. Focusing on the historic districts, landmarks, and cultural resources of St. Louis.
- Research. Assembling, analyzing and disseminating information about St. Louis - its people, economy, housing, social concerns and development potential.
- Graphics. Preparing charts, maps and related graphics using Geographic Information Systems and Desktop Publishing software.
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